GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's tennis team came up on the short end of a 6-3 conference match at Calvin on Saturday afternoon.

 

Grace Clearwater and Katie Hunter had an 8-3 setback at three doubles. Emma Kealy and Anna Gardner shouldered a tight 8-6 loss at two doubles. Alayna Campbell and Evelyn Demblans-Dechans competed in a nailbiter at one doubles as the pair prevailed in a tiebreaker with an 8-7 (11-9) score to get the Belles in the scoring column.

 

Emma Kealy was leading 5-3 in the first set before taking the win due to the retirement of her opponent at two singles. Hannah Gerner was on the wrong side of a 6-0, 6-0 final at six singles. Grace Clearwater came up shy in a 6-1, 6-0 match at five singles. Anna Gardner was on the short end of a 6-0, 6-1 final at four singles. Evelyn Demblans-Dechans fell in a tight 6-3, 6-3 three singles match. Alayna Campbell was steady on her way to earning a 6-4, 7-5 victory at one singles.

 

The Belles (12-5, 2-1 MIAA) are on the road Wednesday when they travel to Hope for a 4:00 p.m. conference match.

 

 

Calvin University 6, Saint Mary's College 3
 Singles competition
1. Alayna Campbell (SMC) def. Tessa Holman (CALVINW) 6-4, 7-5
2. Emma Kealy (SMC) def. Marina Nonto Ribeiro (CALVINW) 5-3, retired
3. Catherine Grissom (CALVINW) def. Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (SMC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Maggie Shoemaker (CALVINW) def. Anna Gardner (SMC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Averi Lewis (CALVINW) def. Grace Clearwater (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Delanie Minnema (CALVINW) def. Hannah Gerner (SMC) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Alayna Campbell/Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (SMC) def. Julia Hooker/Marina Nonto Ribeiro (CALVINW) 8-7 (11-9)
2. Catherine Grissom/Rachel Grissom (CALVINW) def. Emma Kealy/Anna Gardner (SMC) 8-6
3. Tessa Holman/Elise Norman (CALVINW) def. Grace Clearwater/Hannah Gerner (SMC) 8-3

Match Notes:
Saint Mary's College 12-5, 2-1
Calvin University 13-1, 3-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,5,4,3,1)
T-3:10  A-56